The TP Weight Loss thread 2008

Start Weight: 20st 4lb
Current Weight: 19st 4lb

Weight Loss This Week: +7lb
Current Weight loss: 01st


Well I am back from my holidays, and now back on the diet, just pointed my first thing and kind of looking forward and excited to be back to it.

I put on seven pounds while away, which I am happy with as I didnt think about the diet at all while away and ate and drank what I wanted when I wanted it, which included quite a few late meals which I have cut out at home.

So back home now, been shopping and bought some more food in after a weekend at friends. Thinking about what to have to eat, and now back to drinking plenty of water as well. Also now my back is much better looking forward to starting to use the treadmill again, and while the weather is so nice going out for walks, either on my own with the camera or with family and friends.

Good luck everyone who is still doing this, and for those who arent get back on here and keep me company. ;):)
 
Welcome back!

Thats good, you planned for the weight gain, you knew it was coming, and you're now back on track :thumbs:

I've started again too. I'm at the gym 4 times a week now (however, circumstances have meant I'm averaging only three).
Foodwise, I'm not really cutting back too much. Restricting the absolute rubbish food, but not being too hard yet.
 
Me back on track! Down to 11st 8, that is a total of 7 1/4 lb off now! :D
 
Start Weight: 15st 13lb
Current Weight: 15st 02lb

Current Weight Loss: 00st 011lb

Current charity pot - £15 - includes some yo-yo-ing, where I've had to 're-lose' some pounds :)

Been eating and exercising properly for the last fortnight....and it's paying off :)
 
This weeks update for you.

Start Weight : 19st 2lbs
Current Weight : 16st 9lbs

Current Weight Loss : 35 lbs
Time Taken : since 1st week in jan
Target weight 14st

Another 4lbs off this week. Im qite enjoying myself really, eating healthily is easy once you get used to it. Roll on next week and also a big well done to everyone!! :thumbs:
 
Alison said:
Can someone tell me the formula for converting kgs to stones and lbs please? I get as far as pounds then come unstuck.

I'm not on a diet but would just like to know what my weight is in old money :)
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2.2lb = 1 kg

14lb = 1 stone

Well done to all those still losing the weight :thumbs:
 
I use google ;)

Just search for

75 kilos in stones
then search for the .xx stones in pounds
 
antc said:
This weeks update for you.

Start Weight : 19st 2lbs
Current Weight : 16st 9lbs

Current Weight Loss : 35 lbs
Time Taken : since 1st week in jan
Target weight 14st

Another 4lbs off this week. Im qite enjoying myself really, eating healthily is easy once you get used to it. Roll on next week and also a big well done to everyone!! :thumbs:
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Just seen this thread and would just liek to congratulate you on your loss. I have been tryign in vain for a while to lose some weight (I was 20st 3lb and am now 19st 7) and only been goign 10 days!!!

It's quite inspiring reading all thise, so to everyone, keep up the good work. :thumbs::thumbs:
 
I've recently discovered the perfect weight-loss programme:
Go to a very hot country (say...Iraq)...
Put on a set of body-armour weighing about 30lbs that doesn't 'breathe'.
Put on a Kevlar helmet that is scientifically designed to channel all of the sweat from your head directly into your eyes.
Wear goggles to trap said sweat in your eyesockets.
Wear nomex gloves.
Wear a flame-retardent uniform.
Wear heavy Boots.
Run briskly to and from un-air-conditioned vehicles in 48C heat for five hours a day carrying all your camera equipment plus a rifle, pistol and ammunition.
Drink at least 20 litres of water in every 12 hour period.

Two weeks and I've dropped 2 kilos already...and I've been eating MORE.

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Stop whingeing Rob ... we have to pay good money to get those results at the Spa!
Mind you, I think those goggles would kill my make-up!


Seriously, dont know how you cope with it ... Id be in a heap... so kudos to you!

Oh! and always good to see you, sweaty or not! :naughty:
 
Locals out here laugh at the way we all eat too much and then pay to lose the weight afterwards...here it's a struggle to eat all all in some places...lol
 
I can still see a bit of extra chin there though :D
 
Give it another couple of weeks and I'll resemble Skeletor - remember I've been in Germany for the past 18 months - beer, wurst and chocolate all day, every day whether you like it or not. My Girlfriend's Mum keeps buying me chocolate-covered marzipan sweets since I mentioned I liked marzipan " a bit..." - now I have a kitchen cupboard full of the stuff...and if it's there, I'll eat it...
I lost all the weight I put on during my marriage and managed to put half of it back on in a year with the new Girlie...part of her cunning plan to make me unattractive to other girls...it all backfires when she discovers I'm too tired to do anything but sleep at night as a consequence...lol
 
Dunno about "soft and cuddly" Arkady, but you do look a great deal more approachable in that shot than the one depicted in your avatar :lol:

I gained half a kilo this week which is good news.
 
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since i stopped drinking ive gone from 19 stone to 18 stone 10 pounds :D
 
hmmm well thought i might as well join in this, seeing as i shan't be the only one whose telling their emberassing numbers :D...
Start Weight : 17st 2lbs
Current Weight : 15st
Current lady's dress size: 16 (UK) / 46 (FR)
Stats: height 5'9" - 41"/32"/45"

Current Weight Loss : 30 lbs
Time Taken : since 1st May '08
Target weight : 9st
Target dress size: 8/10 UK

It hasn't been easy I will admit, as booze calls to me quite often, and that is a killer in calories as I know!! I've got to lose another 2stones in the next 60days as per my contract (hopefully everybody will see me in Monsoon next autumn, if you haven't already in Marks & Sparks catalogues from '07 :D)....i'm lovin the results :):):) but I do miss my cocktails every hour! lol


 
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englandshottest2 said:
hmmm well thought i might as well join in this, seeing as i shan't be the only one whose telling their emberassing numbers :D...
Start Weight : 17st 2lbs
Current Weight : 15st
Current lady's dress size: 16 (UK) / 46 (FR)
Stats: height 5'9" - 41"/32"/45"

Current Weight Loss : 30 lbsTime Taken : since 1st May '08Target weight : 9st
Target dress size: 8/10 UK

It hasn't been easy I will admit, as booze calls to me quite often, and that is a killer in calories as I know!! I've got to lose another 2stones in the next 60days as per my contract (hopefully everybody will see me in Monsoon next autumn, if you haven't already in Marks & Sparks catalogues from '07 :D)....i'm lovin the results :):):) but I do miss my cocktails every hour! lol
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Well done! that is great work!!!!!

Have you really lost that much in 5 weeks: :eek: Please share your secret! :D
 
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Eh, don't have much to lose, but not happy at weight I am...had managed to lose over 10 Ibs but have put 7 back on so...

Start weight: 9 stone 10
Current weight : 9 stone 7
Target weight: 8 stone 13/9 stone
Height: 5'10
Stats: 34:25:35
Gender: Female
Current Dress size- Mostly 8, squeeze into some 6s.

Already exercise at least 30 mins most days.
But eating has got out of control a bit... bad habit of eating asda cookies or cake when I have my coffee out, plus eat far too many snacks close to bedtime... not junk, but just a lot of apple rice cakes and yoghurt etc. :( utterly miserable. have underactive thyroid which makes it harder, seemingly. And I am sure too much exercise is detrimental as it makes you hungrier and increases muscle mass, which is much heavier than fat.
 
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Ladybird said:
Well done! that is great work!!!!!

Have you really lost that much in 5 weeks: :eek: Please share your secret! :D
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yes...really that's what it's been so far! i'm so excited!! because now i can actually see areas that are greatly smaller!
okay, what it is i'm doing i'd probably get told off by a GP, and they'd say i'm 'starving' (lol!), but i aint :lol:

what i do:

- write down in a journal EVERYTHING i consume per day (down to the last gram & calorie!)...i find this lets me always be 'in the know' as to what i've had, and know i'm not 'hungry' lol
- drink 5-8 glasses of water per day (8oz each)
- consume an absolute MAX of 850calories per day
- NO CARBS...no bread, pasta, cereal, cookies, potatoes, etc. instead meats and veg!
- always have 2-3 servings of veg. with each meal (I have mine raw to get full value of their goodness!)
- most of the time when not eating grilled steaks or chickey, other meals comprise of veg & fruit shakes (add raw veg & fruit, water, protein powder, etc. to blender), drink with nose plugged if needed! lol
- absolutely NO snacking infront of television, pc, etc.
- if feeling the craving for something, i go stand in the kitchen and just pop a couple of somethings (i.e. Pringles, Revels, etc.- just for the taste and mental satisfaction), and write them down!
- using a calorie burner counter, i try and burn at least 100 of those calories off every day by doing a high incline jog on my treadmill (good for heart and sweat level rises fast!)
- do 200 stomache crunches per day (that's just so i'll have THE stomache!)
- if i find i've not been able to resist something at some point (i.e. one too many bites of pudding when being persuaded into having tea at the pub),... well there's always a way out of that after the fact, but avoidance is 1st choice at all costs!
- cut out photos from magazines of beauties and tape them excessively all over kitchen cupboards, inside the fridge, inside the cupboards, on all mirrors, etc. and also photos of me (so i don't forget how uggh!!! i am in reality and not just what i want to see when looking in the mirror) with not so nice words written across them! (some think this is nuts but my view is you have to take it very seriously and harsly with discipline, like at bootcamp / military training...they are all rough and tough for a reason, because they work! it's serious business getting smaller, and so easy to go back to the old ways, so best to stay inline and that requires some harshness!)


things taste so much better now too, so there are those who may think yuk!! to what i have each day, but i actually enjoy it for the most part now, simply because i've learned to love it! :lol: i'll update current loss in a couple of weeks, 'tis still comming off :D
 
It is a well known fact that diets of this low a calorie count do not work.
Most end up piling it all back on once they start eating normally, or the body reaches a plateau because it goes into starvation mode and clings onto every bit it can cling to. I speak from experience and from a vast amount of research. The only way to go for permanent weight loss is to adjust your diet to something you can stick to more or less for life. Ie, 1500 calories a day, coupled with 40 mins exercise x 3-4 times a week.

It is your choice, obviously, and kudos on the weight loss, but most of this will be water weight...ask any expert in this area...as opposed to fat loss. Really advise taking the sensible route, and enduring a slower, but more long lasting weight loss.

Hope this has not caused offence. I just tend to share my knowledge in a rather direct way.
I have haunted and read endless topics and posts and pages by fitness and diet experts and all say the same thing. Very low calorie diets do not work longterm.
 
yea i know what you mean, after having been on weight watchers and others for years off and on, this has been the one thing that works, and it cant possibly be water weight as i can now wear nearly 2sizes smaller, and it's still comming off :)!! my hair, skin, and nails have never looked so good- must be all the veg! :D it's a lifestyle change, so i'm never going to go back to eating higher amounts, as that would just kill me (lol) i'm quite happy with my intake now, and like the diet choices.
 
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Just thought I'd look in to see how you are all doing, I have held my weight since I left the thread.
 
I'm gonna join this thread.
I'm starting today!

Start Weight: 13st 3
Goal Weight: 9st 7

A big drop but i can do it! I'm at work alot in the next few weeks so i wont have much time for excersize can anyone give me some tips for staying healthy when at work and what excersize i should be doing?

x
 
Just popping my head in to say congrats to all the weight loss peeps!

And I'm still fat (although its coming down again slowly)
 
I find when you first start loosing weight, for the first week it drops off and then it starts to get harder :lol:
 
englandshottest2 said:
yea i know what you mean, after having been on weight watchers and others for years off and on, this has been the one thing that works, and it cant possibly be water weight as i can now wear nearly 2sizes smaller, and it's still comming off :)!! my hair, skin, and nails have never looked so good- must be all the veg! :D it's a lifestyle change, so i'm never going to go back to eating higher amounts, as that would just kill me (lol) i'm quite happy with my intake now, and like the diet choices.
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You are doing so well! It must be hard, well done for being so disciplined too, I have changed my habits too, not cutting carbs completely, just cut right down and removed snacking. All the veg etc has worked wonders for my hair and nails too:D :D :D

Keep going! you are great motivation for me! :woot:


still holding at 11st 8lb....... giving myself another kick up the bum!
 
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:D glad Im doing something right :D:D:D:D lol
lots of fun looking in the mirrors and seeing me from different angles and going- 'wooahh! thats smaller!!!' :)
snacking was my killer, and frozen t.v. dinners, all of which may not seem terrible when you read the nutritional charts, but much harder to burn away due to lack of 'good' intake!
 
I'm going to share a little of my story with you all now. I realised i was putting on weight when I was ten, and another kid poked me in the belly telling me so. through my teens it piled on, then i left skool, and started drinking very regularly. at 17 I weighed 17st 6lb and looked like this....

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Through college I gained alot of weight, eating crisps for dinner and drinking coke and other crap. I was at my heaviest when I left college, and weighed in at a cool 21st 4lb!!!

I did a labouring job, and weight came off, when i finished that job in july 2006, I weighed 18st 6 lb.

anway, may last year, I got a car, and a girlfriend, who was way out of my league ;) and a job in a busy pub. I decided I was going to further reduce my weight, and through not drinking, and eating smaller meals, I dropped to about 17st 4lb. That was at christmas.

Now at christmas, I decided that I'd had enough with uni, and reverted back to my original plan, and apply to the army. and now, I eat a low calorie diet, which includes lots of porridge, soup, and snickers bars ;) I run 3.5 mile about 3 times a week, and I am losing weight at about 3lb a week. although im recovering from a throat infection and have not lost anything in a week.

I weigh 15st 6lbs. My target Is 14st 6lb.

It has been hard, and its going to get harder, I have to be so strict with myself, and push myself so hard to get up and train, or not eat crap like mcdonalds. I ate a burger for dinner yesterday at work, and had a hangover for the rest of the afternoon!!

The will to achieve is psychological, and it is a battle I fight with myself everyday, luckily, I win mostly, and thats why I'm losing.

Long way to go before I'm fit enough for the army, but I'm over the hill already, I'v just gotta keep the pace.

Good luck to anyone who wants to lose weight, the benefeits are endless, I get tipped more now, and I have better sex, I can wear nicer clothes. Its awesome.

anyway, heres a trio of pics of me.

1st one is when I was about 19st. the second was taken in january last year, and the last was taken the other day.


Take note of the smile. It means alot!

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Wow, well done Rozzy, what a difference - good luck in the army.....:thumbs:
I've put on 2 stones over the last 4 years, so I started cycling again recently after the 4 year lay off from racing and am really enjoying riding again...........just 3x15-20mile rides a week and I've lost 10 lbs in the last 4 weeks.......:woot:
 
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Well done Rozzy!!!!!!!

I have lost another 1/2 pound, not a lot i know, but at least it is a loss, I'm happy! :)
 
Newbie here, One of the reasons I previously gave up Photography was I got too fat to be bothered to do anything, this became a vicious circle and the less I did the fatter I got and the less I wanted to do. I had high blood pressure and was put on tablets to control it, my cholesterol was through the roof and I was expected to become a diabetic very soon, I also suffered from gout and the excess weight I was carrying exacerbated that too. At the end of last year I had a serious bought of depression and was actually thinking of giving up on life, although I had a great wife, 2 lovely daughters a a couple of great grandkids I was fed-up with my lot. I didn't enjoy my work and the only thing I did enjoy at that time was my DJ-ing and due to my weight and size was finding it hard to do anything comfortably. At that time unbeknown to me (I was too heavy for the scales) I was approaching 26 stone.

Prior to the Christmas break, I decided I had to do something my life one way or the other and went to see the doctor. I was prepared to have surgery to try to lose weight as my BMI was 51.2 but the doctor suggested that I try a very low calorie food plan diet that had worked well for some of her other patients first, and if that was not successful then surgery may become an option.

I arranged to visit the local counsellor and got my medical forms and information about the diet, with a plan to start on New Years Eve as that was when my next set of 12 hour dayshifts started. The diet is called Lighter Life, and costs a minimum of £66 a week. Seems expensive, but that is for all your weekly food and I was spending in excess of that each week on takeaways and junk food alone. I made up my mind to give it a go and went for my weigh in on the 30th December and weighed 25st 13lb.

I have been on the diet now (except for a two week break in May to go on Holiday to Corfu) for just over 6 months, and I have lost an average of 5.75 lbs per week to date. which is a total of 9st 11lbs (137lbs). I now weigh 16st 2lbs (BMI now 31.2) as of my weigh-in last night 3lbs to go to hit the 10st lost mark.

I am now considerably more active, I play squash 2 or 3 times a week, and am always looking to keep myself busy and active. I have a new job which is 8 until 4.30ish and feel a lot better about myself, my self esteem has risen greatly in the past 6 months. I am now off the blood pressure tablets and my BP is back in the normal range, I am suffering less gout and when I do the symptoms are not as bad and my cholesterol is now lower than most (mainly due to the very low calorie diet).

Biggest problem with the weight loss has been the expense, No not the cost of the food, but the changing of my wardrobe every few weeks. At the moment, I seem to be dropping a shirt/collar size about every 3 weeks.

I am looking to get to about 12st 10lbs which will take me out of the overweight category and into a normal weight group for my height, so just over 3st to go.

I hope you have not found this too boring, but I hope it may help people who are struggling with there weight, that there are workable options. I will not kid you that it is easy, in fact the first two weeks were an absolute nightmare, but after that it did become a lot easier and I now do not think too much about it really.
 
I might be rejoining after being on holiday down here in Oxford away from the gym and my cycling and after stuffing my face with clotted cream teas and milky coffees all the time :eek:
 
just a note for all your dieters. Weight watchers have brought out the most amazing ready meal. I'm not normally a fan of them but i thought i would give this one a go and it is delish.
Salmon and Broccili wedge melt.
Its so so good. and they are 2 for £3 atm
 
Right, I am back into this now. Not a good first 6 months of the year, but I have 6 months until my birthday so it begins again, and this time I will stick to it!

Current Weight:
20stone 2lbs

Target Weight:
14stone (to be on the healthy/overweight border of the BMI

Happy With:
16stone (mediumly overweight)
 
Galaxy66 said:
I might be rejoining after being on holiday down here in Oxford away from the gym and my cycling and after stuffing my face with clotted cream teas and milky coffees all the time :eek:
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As I feared, I have added 6 1bs in 9 days:eek:

Off out on the bike now on the hilliest route I know, a 10 mile run.
 
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